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Enlightenment
The enlightenment was an intellectual movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over science and faith. -
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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763, The war provided great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Sons of Liberty
The first major action of the Sons of Liberty was carried out in Boston on August 14, 1765, in response to the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony. -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16, 1773, dozens of disguised men, some as Indigenous Americans, boarded the three East India Company ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress meets
The Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, with delegates from each of the 13 colonies except Georgia -
Second Continental Congress meets
he Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775, to plan further responses if the British government did not repeal or modify the acts; however, the American Revolutionary War had started by that time with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Congress was called upon to take charge of the war effort. -
battle of bunker hill
The British took the hill from the rebels, who had run out of ammunition. The Americans were defeated but proved they could hold their grown. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
Thomas Paine argues for American independence. His argument begins with more general, theoretical reflections about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
Battle of Trenton
After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington's army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops. -
Battle of Camden
On August 16, 1780, more than 2000 British and Loyalist troops under Lt. General Lord Cornwallis met and defeated over 4,000 American troops commanded by the “Hero of Saratoga,” General Horatio Gates. The Battle of Camden was the worst Patriot defeat of the American Revolution. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation—the United States of America. -
Treaty if Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed by U.S and British Representatives ending the war of the American Revolution -
bill of rights adopted
On September 25, 1789 The 10th amendments were placed for people civil rights. By December 15, states had ratified theses 10 amendments